You know when the high heels pound the pavement on Church Street that Vermont Pride Week has officially begun.On the WPTZ App? Click here to see the video.Women and men took part in the high heel race challenge Sunday. There are no sneakers allowed, just high heels and stilettos."I think it is so much fun," said Maggie LeMay, the event's organizer. "If you can't smile at that you can't smile at anything. And just for the record, I do not run. The only thing that runs on me are my pantyhose and the mascara. That's why the flats."Pride Vermont's week runs through Sept. 15. The week is topped off Sunday with a parade at 12:30 p.m., and then a culture and food festival in Burlington's Battery Park.Click here for a list of events.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

You know when the high heels pound the pavement on Church Street that Vermont Pride Week has officially begun.

Women and men took part in the high heel race challenge Sunday. There are no sneakers allowed, just high heels and stilettos.

"I think it is so much fun," said Maggie LeMay, the event's organizer. "If you can't smile at that you can't smile at anything. And just for the record, I do not run. The only thing that runs on me are my pantyhose and the mascara. That's why the flats."

Pride Vermont's week runs through Sept. 15. The week is topped off Sunday with a parade at 12:30 p.m., and then a culture and food festival in Burlington's Battery Park.